Friday, February 6, 2015

Ultimate Most Wanted List - Updated

Since I posted my ULTIMATE MOST WANTED list 3 weeks ago I've acquired a couple of titles, re-checked my hard drives and I saw that I basically needed to update this list and also the Titles page of this blog.

Thanks mainly to Alan, and also to Gary, for the great exchanges.

Some of the titles I got from Alan were truly spectacular, like COLUMNA (wowsa!) while others are better than the ones I had, such as a widescreen version of CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER, but I'm still looking for an official widescreen version of it or HD broadcast of them.

LOVES OF HERCULES - I have this film, in several different versions, but I can’t make a Fan Dub with it since they made two different versions one for the European market and another for the American market. The English track of the American version simply doesn't match with the European/French/Italian versions so a Fan Dub is impossible without it being a confusing mess. The original widescreen version of the American version would be in order.

**SABU AND THE MAGIC RING - This film is apparently considered 'lost'.

Addendum

The B&W version is on Youtube but there's a story behind it. The fellow who uploaded at Youtube explains it:

"There was a color print, but by the time I inherited it, it had deteriorated beyond repair. I am happy that the B/W print survived, though. Allied Artists sold most of its prints to Warner Bros, so the color version is likely hiding in a vault in Burbank, CA, waiting to be released in the year 2100 or so."

The B&W version uploaded at Youtube came from a private collection and has only been available since he uploaded to Youtube but before that it's been out of circulation for at least 57 years hence the reason why it's was considered lost. The color is still missing. Thanks to Joana for the update.

THE SINNER (Desert Desperados)

WHITE SLAVE SHIP - starring Edmund Purdom

IL SIGNO DEL VENDICATORE

LA CORONA DI FUOCO (1961) - film not released in English

MARCO POLO (1962) - starring Rory Calhoun

THE SEVENTH SWORD - Brett Halsey

KARIM - THE SHEIK’S SON The Egyptian-version ; this film was shot in Italian and Egyptian and the Egyptian version is MIA

REVOLT OF THE MERCENARIES - I thought I had this film but looking at my collection and I was shocked to see it wasn't there. This film has somewhat eluded me. Probably because I confused it with another one.

SWORD OF ALI BABA (1965)

MISSION ARENAS ARDIENTES (Howard Ross)

THE GOLDEN FALCON starring Massimo Serato. There's a nice clip on Youtube but never came across it anywhere else.

Jeffrey Stone swashbucklers:

KNIGHTS OF THE QUEEN

THE KING’S MUSKETEERS

LA SPADA IMBATTIBILE

----- Widescreen, uncut and better print

I have these films but would love to have them in their original widescreen format (it doesn't matter which language) uncut (all of the Ed Fury URSUS movies in widescreen are cut), and/or in a better print quality, or all three.

SAPPHO THE VENUS OF LESBOS - A clean widescreen print would be fantastic

HERCULES (1958) - Uncut - the definitive version ; every version of this Pietro Francisci classic is different: the French version is different from the Italian. Both of those versions are different from the two US versions (Original release and TV version). So the true Director's cut is missing.

HERCULES UNCHAINED - Uncut. Not one widescreen version out there is uncut. A definitive version would be great.

This scene is missing from most copies of HERCULES UNCHAINED

SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR - Uncut - I have this in widescreen and English but the whole beginning is missing. Doing a Fan Dub would be possible with the uncut Italian widescreen print but the whole beginning would be missing the English dialogue which would be a pain to do. Why do they do this to PEPLUM fans like me?

THE GIANT OF MARATHON - I have this film from difference versions, all in widescreen but the quality is poor on all of them

SAMSON & THE 7 MIRACLES OF THE WORLD - I have 2 versions: the US cut and the Italian cut, which is in widescreen but it's not pristine

LAST OF THE VIKINGS - I know there's a Fan Dub of this film out there but I still haven't found it.

THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS - Better print in widescreen (in any language)

TREASURE OF THE PETRIFIED FOREST - Widescreen (in any language)

SINBAD AND THE CALIPH OF BAGHDAD - Widescreen (in any language)

THE ARENA - Widescreen

RAMPAGE OF EVIL (1961) - Widescreen (in any language)

SLAVE GIRLS OF SHEBA - Widescreen (in any language)

QUEEN OF THE TARTARS - Widescreen DVD or HD broadcast (in any language)

THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD - Better print (all the prints out there are terrible)

THE MERCENARIES - Widescreen (in any language)

GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS - Better print - current prints are uneven at best.

THE ISLAND PRINCESS - Better print

THE MIGHTY URSUS - Uncut and widescreen

URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE - Uncut

URSUS IN THE VALLEY OF LIONS - Uncut

HERO OF BABYLON - Uncut

GOLIATH AND THE REBEL SLAVE - Uncut

MARS GOD OF WAR - Better print - widescreen print is way too dark

AVENGER OF THE SEVEN SEAS - I have this film in two copies; in widescreen and English but the quality is sorta off, with audio issues

BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS - I have it in widescreen and English but poor quality

GOLIATH AND THE VAMPIRES - Better print

HERCULES AGAINST THE SONS OF THE SUN - Better print in widescreen; I have in 4 versions and none of them are tops or in widescreen

COLOSSUS OF ROME (HERO OF ROME) - Uncut

HANNIBAL - uncut

THE SECRET SEVEN - Widescreen (in any language) - got this one so now I just need the English dub!

THE SECRET SEVEN

ZORIKAN - Widescreen (in any language)

SECRET MARK D’ARTAGNAN - I have this in Italian with Greek subs only. I know there's a Fan Dub out there of this.

KNIGHT OF A 1000 FACES - Widescreen (in any language) but the audio of my copy in English is poor so a clear English dub would be good too

THE BLACK PIRATES (1954) - better print. Current one is truly poor.

SANDOKAN AGAINST THE LEOPARD OF SARAWAK - I have two copies of this but in Italian with Greek subs or Czech subs. So widescreen print with English audio would be great.

THOR AND THE AMAZON WOMEN - I know there's a High Definition print of this in Italy but I don't have a DVD player for HD so I can rip it and play it on my computer.

ANTHAR THE INVINCIBLE - widescreen...like the title above, it's available in HD but can't find it anywhere

SWORD IN THE SHADOWS - Widescreen (any language)

Many PEPLUM films from the 1970s and Sword & Sorcery films from the 1980s in good quality. Titles like NERONE or GUNAN in English would be cool.

The following Alan Steel films in widescreen:

HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER - Widescreen (in any language)

SAMSON AND THE MIGHTY CHALLENGE - I have 5 different versions of this film but on one of them in true widescreen format, for some reason this title in widescreen has eluded me ; I know there's an Italian DVD out there in widescreen but I haven't got hold of it yet.

URUS THE REBEL GLADIATOR - Widescreen (in any language)

The following Peter Lupus films in widescreen :

CHALLENGE OF THE GLADIATOR

GOLIATH AND THE CONQUEST OF DAMASCUS

THE GIANT OF EVIL ISLAND

----- English dub or English Subtitles

I have the following titles but would need their English, if it was released in English, or at least a working subtitles file.

ATTACK OF THE MOORS - working English dub ; I have it in English but it's a badly made Fan Dub which has the English track and the European track together. Weird.

CAPTAIN FALCON - Dub or Sub

CATHERINE OF RUSSIA - Dub only. I have a Sub version of this

THE SEVEN REVENGES - Dub or Sub

Ed Fury's best role in THE SEVEN REVENGES

SIGFRIDO - Dub or Sub

3 SWORDS FOR ROME - Dub or Sub

ZORRO COURT OF ENGLAND - Dub or Sub

TYRANT OF CASTILE - Dub or Sub

3 MOUSQUETAIRES - Dub or Sub

THE BORGIAS - Dub or Sub

CAPTAIN FRACASSE - Dub or Sub

CLASH OF STEEL - Dub or Sub

THE COSSACKS - Dub or Sub

JUDAS’ KISS - Dub or Sub

NIGHTS OF LUCRETIA BORGIAS - Dub or Sub

PONTIUS PILATE - Dub or Sub

POPPEA PROSTITUTE SERVICE OF THE EMPEROR - Dub or Sub

SATYRICON by POLIDORO - Working subtitles (I don't think this was ever dubbed in English)

SCALAWAG BUNCH - Dub or Sub

FURY OF THE PAGANS - I have English subtitles for this so looking for English dub

MACISTE AVENGER OF THE MAYAS - Never dubbed in English so working subtitles would be cool

LIONS OF CORSICA - Dub or Sub

KOLOSSAL - I MAGNIFICI MACISTI - is this documentary available anywhere?

TEMPLE OF WHITE ELEPHANT - In English and widescreen

RAIDERS OF THE DESERT - English dub if it exists. I've made a Fan Sub of this but an English dub would be great. The image is also a bit too dark so a better print too.

Kirk Morris and Rosalba Neri

SAMSON AND THE SLAVE QUEEN - Working English Dub - I have a pristine widescreen copy of this (as ZORRO CONTRO MACISTE) and I have an English copy but the audio is so poor and so many scenes are missing that I've given up on doing a Fan Dub on this one.

MAN WITH 100 SWORDS - Subtitles

Michele Lupo’s SLAVE trilogy; I have subtitles for all these films but the English dubs are MIA.